Peaky Blinders is set in 1919 in Birmingham. Steven Knights Peaky Blinders is a crime drama which follows former world war one soldiers who have returned home and formed a criminal gang. This texts was aired on BBC Two, at 9:00pm on a thursday night.
One way in which Steven Knights attracted its audience was the use of film stars. Tommy Shelby is played by Cillian Murphy, who starred in Bat Man and Inception. C.I. chester Campbell is played by Sam Neil who appeared in Jurassic Park and Aunt polly, is played by Helen McCoy who is known for playing in Harry Potter. This helps build a sense of trust, as the audience relate the actors to other quality programmes/films. Also fans of the actors will be attracted to watch the programme.
The text helps the audience to gain uses of gratifications, the use of historical and cultural contact, the audience is able to learn and self-educate. This is shown in scene of the Burning of he Kings photos, where Tommy explains his reasons for this action, not wanting the King to see what is happening to his town as is would bring upon shame. This is known as Retrophilia, involving, relating to or reminiscent to things of the past. This will help attract an active audience, as need to be more aware of the context thats being given and take it on board, and be able to decode the information.
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